What is the hardest thing about living with untreated hearing loss? There are probably hundreds of different ways to answer this question, depending on a person’s unique hearing loss and situation. Our minds naturally turn to the difficulty of keeping up in...
Smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol to excess. These activities carry serious and well-known health risks, ranging from heart disease to dental problems to diabetes, to cancer. But researchers are now finding evidence of another, less publicized health risk: lifelong...
Are you having difficulties with communication? Do you find yourself lagging behind in conversations, or missing the meaning of what’s being said? Struggling to hear, especially at crowded restaurants or places with a lot of background noise, could signal hearing...
One thing we know about our culture’s communication habits is that everyone has different methods of preferred communication. It’s why “How to Effectively Communicate” seminars continue to sell out across the nation. We also know the positive rewards we reap when we...
In the past few years, surveys have indicated that Americans drive more than ever. According to NPR, the Federal Highway Administration released data that “drivers in cars, minivans, and SUVs put a record 3.22 trillion miles on the nation’s road last year, up 2.8...
The Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 In August 2017, we saw major changes to the future of hearing health in the US with the passage of the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act (OTC Hearing Aid Act). As a joint effort by both Democrats and Republicans, the OTC...
Does it ever seem like modern life has gotten louder? Indeed, it depends on where you live. City dwellers who live close to public transportation systems or in buildings that face busy streets are exposed to higher levels of sound than people who live in the suburbs...
“I was injured by a suicide bomber at close range, on April 11, 2006, while leading a foot patrol in Rawah, Iraq,” Captain Mark A. Brogan, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2005-2007), reports to the Hearing Loss Association of America. Captain Brogan suffers from...
If you use hearing aids to treat your hearing loss, then you’re already well aware of the significant benefits they bring to your life. These “mini-computers” for your ears are workhorses, processing sounds from the moment you wake up to the moment you take them out...
Though hearing loss is the third most common medical condition in the United States, it is often under-treated. In part, because it is an invisible condition that develops gradually, people may not know right away that they are experiencing hearing loss. Often times,...
